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US 12,543,725 · App. 18/218,528 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Portable hunting enclosure and wildlife observatory and method of use

Inventor: John Travis Rector (Austin, TX)
A01M31/025E04H15/001E04H15/008
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Patent No.
US 12,543,725
App. No.
18/218,528
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B1
Abstract

A portable enclosure comprising: a plurality of complementary components, where the plurality of complementary components create a structure with a first opening and a second opening, and where the complementary components include: a plurality of walls to create a peripheral support of the structure, wherein each of the walls includes: a panel, where the panel includes an upper portion, a lower portion an interior side, an exterior side and a pair of lateral sides, a pair of opposing vertical support columns, and a set of complementary notched beams, where the set of complementary notched beams enable adjacent walls to connect with each other; a flooring section; a roof section atop the structure; and a door which is integrated within a first wall of the plurality of walls, the door is pivotally connected to one of the support columns.

Claims (33)

1 . A portable hunting enclosure comprising:

a plurality of complementary components of predetermined dimensions, where the plurality of complementary components create the portable hunting enclosure with a first opening and a second opening, and where the complementary components include:

a plurality of walls to create a peripheral support of the portable hunting enclosure, wherein each of the walls includes:

a panel, where the panel includes an upper portion, a lower portion an interior side, an exterior side and a pair of lateral sides,

a pair of opposing vertical support columns, and

a set of complementary notched beams, where the set of complementary notched B beams enable adjacent walls to connect with each other via the complementary interlocking beams to provide an interlocked portable hunting enclosure;

a flooring section to fit within the second opening;

a roof section atop the portable hunting enclosure within the first opening; and

a door which is pivotally connected to one of the support columns of the wall.

2 . The portable hunting enclosure according to claim 1 , wherein the set of complementary notched beams includes a first set of beams and a second set of beams, where each of the first set of notched beams and the second set of notched beams includes an upper notched beam and a lower notched beam.

3 . The portable hunting enclosure according to claim 2 , wherein each first set of beams includes a pair of upward facing notches, and where each second set of beams includes a pair of downward facing notches.

4 . The portable hunting enclosure according to claim 3 , wherein the upward facing notches and the downward facing notches are complementary to interlock on themselves and interlock the plurality of walls together.

5 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of opposing vertical support columns includes a base sections, where the base sections extend beyond the panel be in contact with the ground beneath the portable hunting enclosure.

6 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 5 , wherein the base sections provide stability to the portable hunting enclosure.

7 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the set of complementary notched beams connect together to create a plurality of shaped intersections.

8 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of shaped intersections include an upper set of shaped intersections and a lower set of shaped intersections.

9 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 7 , wherein the roof section includes a plurality of cutouts to receive the upper set of shaped intersections.

10 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the flooring section includes a plurality of cutouts to receive the lower set of shaped intersections.

11 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 1 , wherein each wall of the plurality of walls further includes a horizontal support beam, where the horizontal support beams support the roof section.

12 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the panels includes an opening.

13 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 12 , wherein the opening is a window.

14 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 13 , wherein the window includes a covering.

15 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 12 , wherein the opening extends an entire width of the panel to divide the panel into an upper portion and a lower portion.

16 . The portable hunting enclosure of claim 1 , wherein the door pivots on a set of hinges.

17 . A portable hunting enclosure comprising:

a plurality of complementary components, where the plurality of complementary components create the portable hunting enclosure with a first opening and a second opening, and where the complementary components include:

a plurality of walls to create a peripheral support of the portable hunting enclosure, wherein each of the walls includes:

a panel, where the panel includes an upper portion, a lower portion an interior side, an exterior side and a pair of lateral sides,

a pair of opposing vertical support columns, and

an interlocking mechanism to enable adjacent walls to connect to provide an interlocked enclosure, where the interlocking mechanism includes a set of complementary notched beams, where the complementary set of notched beams includes an upper set of beams and a lower set of beams; and a plurality of notches on the set of complementary notched beams, where the plurality of notches interlock with each other on the set of complementary notched beams; and

a flooring section to fit within the second opening;

a roof section atop the portable hunting enclosure within the first opening;

a door which pivotally connected to one of the support columns of the wall, and where the door enables access into an interior of the portable hunting enclosure.

Continuity (1)
Provisional Application 63358467 · Jul 5, 2022
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